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| Biden and Harris make first campaign appearance as running mates – live | |
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| Democrats hold event in Wilmington, Delaware, following Biden’s choice of senator as running mate | |
| Harris has begun by discussing her friendship with Beau Biden, Joe Biden’s late son who served as attorney general of Delaware while Harris was the attorney general of California. | |
| Both Harris and Biden have talked today about how they got to know each other through Beau. | |
| Handing over to my colleague Maanvi Singh on the West Coast, here’s what we covered today: | |
| We’ve mostly about the latest as California senator Kamala Harris makes history, from her opening remarks, and other historic firsts, to the Trump administration’s response and amped up attacks. | |
| Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar won her primary, despite an avalanche of money poured into her opponent | |
| A QAnon supporter denounced for racism won her primary and Trump congratulated her | |
| US state Secretary Mike Pompeo defends arms sales to Saudi Arabia | |
| A Florida sheriff banned masks for personnel and visitors | |
| Kanye West apparently met with Jared Kushner in Colorado | |
| Harris wasn’t Tuesday’s only historic first VP staff announcement | |
| Anthony Fauci on Russian coronavirus vaccine? Doubt it. | |
| That’s all from Washington, DC. Stay tuned for more. | |
| Why Howard University, HBCUs were key to Harris’ climb | |
| And finally, as a fellow Howard University alumna, check out a bit of background on HBCUs and their significance in the evolution of the US’s first Black- and Indian-American, as well as female, vice presidential candidate like California senator Kamala Harris. | |
| From an earlier profile with Essence Magazine: | |
| Stay tuned for my latest: a look at how Harris’ candidacy shines a light on these historically Black educational institutions - especially as some fight for their survival amid a pandemic and recession. | |
| Trump on Biden’s campaign from home: | Trump on Biden’s campaign from home: |
| At a White House event Wednesday to promote a return to full-time schooling, Donald Trump interrupted a presentation on the difficulties of online education to chastise rival Joe Biden for running a virtual campaign: | |
| The remark only garnered nervous laughter and applause from attendees who were there in support Trump’s calls to reopen schools despite a worsening coronavirus pandemic that is estimated to have been contracted by more than 97,000 children in a two-week span. | The remark only garnered nervous laughter and applause from attendees who were there in support Trump’s calls to reopen schools despite a worsening coronavirus pandemic that is estimated to have been contracted by more than 97,000 children in a two-week span. |
| Dr Anthony Fauci, the US’s top infectious disease expert is doubtful the Covid-19 vaccine touted by Russian president Vladamir Putin is effective. | Dr Anthony Fauci, the US’s top infectious disease expert is doubtful the Covid-19 vaccine touted by Russian president Vladamir Putin is effective. |
| “Having a vaccine and proving that a vaccine is safe and effective are two different things,” he told ABC News during a National Geographic special. The panel is set to air Thursday. | “Having a vaccine and proving that a vaccine is safe and effective are two different things,” he told ABC News during a National Geographic special. The panel is set to air Thursday. |
| Earlier this week, Putin announced that Russia had registered the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, claiming his own daughter to be the country’s first recipient. Experts are skeptical, however. | Earlier this week, Putin announced that Russia had registered the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, claiming his own daughter to be the country’s first recipient. Experts are skeptical, however. |
| Air force crew member injured after helicopter shot at in Virginia | Air force crew member injured after helicopter shot at in Virginia |
| The air force has confirmed that a helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in Manassas, Virginia, after being shot at from the ground. | The air force has confirmed that a helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in Manassas, Virginia, after being shot at from the ground. |
| The pilot, one of two, was taken to a hospital and since released. The FBI is investigating the incident. | The pilot, one of two, was taken to a hospital and since released. The FBI is investigating the incident. |
| The Trump campaign shares its thoughts on the Biden-Harris ticket: | The Trump campaign shares its thoughts on the Biden-Harris ticket: |
| The campaign went on the chide Harris as “a strong supporter of Bernie Sanders’ socialist takeover,” noting her support for progressive healthcare policies, backing of the “job-killing” Green New Deal, and record as a prosecutor. | The campaign went on the chide Harris as “a strong supporter of Bernie Sanders’ socialist takeover,” noting her support for progressive healthcare policies, backing of the “job-killing” Green New Deal, and record as a prosecutor. |
| Although her policies have evolved to be more progressive over time, many analysts see Biden’s selection as a pragmatic one with a moderate senator from a liberal state. Despite that, from the Trump campaign: | Although her policies have evolved to be more progressive over time, many analysts see Biden’s selection as a pragmatic one with a moderate senator from a liberal state. Despite that, from the Trump campaign: |
| Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, will make his first joint appearance Wednesday with his newly announced running mate, Kamala Harris, the senator from California. | Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, will make his first joint appearance Wednesday with his newly announced running mate, Kamala Harris, the senator from California. |
| According to the campaign, the former rivals will appear together in Wilmington, Delaware at about 4.20pm ET. The AP also reports Biden and Harris will speak at a high school near the former vice-president’s home. | According to the campaign, the former rivals will appear together in Wilmington, Delaware at about 4.20pm ET. The AP also reports Biden and Harris will speak at a high school near the former vice-president’s home. |
| From Biden via the campaign’s email release: | From Biden via the campaign’s email release: |
| US representative Elise Stefanik: Senator Harris is a ‘radical’ | US representative Elise Stefanik: Senator Harris is a ‘radical’ |
| The attacks from the right have begun for vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris, this time from the Trump campaign surrogate and congresswoman Elise Stefanik: | The attacks from the right have begun for vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris, this time from the Trump campaign surrogate and congresswoman Elise Stefanik: |
| “[Harris] is a far-left California radical” and her selection as Joe Biden’s running mate creates the “most far-left ticket in the history of the Democratic party”, Representative Elise Stefanik said on a call held by the Trump-Pence campaign officials Wednesday. | “[Harris] is a far-left California radical” and her selection as Joe Biden’s running mate creates the “most far-left ticket in the history of the Democratic party”, Representative Elise Stefanik said on a call held by the Trump-Pence campaign officials Wednesday. |
| Stefanik added that Harris’s record on healthcare, gun control and social justice place her far out of the mainstream. The Republican from New York was once promoted as a moderate voice in the party before evolving to become a Trump supporter. | Stefanik added that Harris’s record on healthcare, gun control and social justice place her far out of the mainstream. The Republican from New York was once promoted as a moderate voice in the party before evolving to become a Trump supporter. |
| Last decade was Earth’s hottest on record | Last decade was Earth’s hottest on record |
| Guardian US is counting down the days until 4 November, when the Trump administration has put in motion the formal exit of the US out of the Paris climate agreement. | Guardian US is counting down the days until 4 November, when the Trump administration has put in motion the formal exit of the US out of the Paris climate agreement. |
| That is of course, coincidentally, one day after the US elections (no country was allowed to pull out sooner than this date after agreeing to the agreement in late 2015). | That is of course, coincidentally, one day after the US elections (no country was allowed to pull out sooner than this date after agreeing to the agreement in late 2015). |
| Today there are 84 days to go before the pullout – and there is news of another alarming study on how temperatures have been rising. Oliver Milman reports: | Today there are 84 days to go before the pullout – and there is news of another alarming study on how temperatures have been rising. Oliver Milman reports: |
| Read the full story here: | Read the full story here: |